THE OMAHA DAILY 71EE: nUBAY, ATCJI'ST 31, 1000. LINCOLN SHARES PROSPERITY ' Uirrs.S.a8" STREET FAIR OPENS WIDER Business of Capital City Enjoys a Healthy Growth. POSTOFFICE FIGURES IN EVIDENCE Inorrmr In Mir lltislne of llir Com munity Slum it by the Receipt of Hie Locnl Jin II mill Mil in l Slllc. LINCOLN', Aug. CO. (Special.) One of the best barometers of the condition of business In a community la the amount of J business done by a postoffice. In the Lin coln postoffice the business transacted has never been so heavy as during the last few months. Moro men are. employed to han dle tho mall than thero were four years ago and the pay roll Is larger by several hundred dollars. Kvery department In the postofllce has experienced a rcmarka blo growth, as the following table will show, tho comparison being mado with the year 1S9G: l'rr Cent; Increase In stamp sales 37.1 Increase In money order business :so Jncroisc In forwarding dept 100 Increase In special delivery GO Following Is the tubulated statement of rostal reoetpls for four jtars: ostnl receipts, ISO'! i 77,611. M I'ostal receipts. 1S97 Wi,w7 9? PnMal receipts, 1S9S 105,1177.01 I'ostal receipts, IKK) 121.luS.tfl Morrnrly 1'llr n Protest. R. F. Morcarty of Omaha, representing the midrtlc-of-thc-road faction thai re cently named August Cllnc for congress In tho Second district, today tiled a pro test with tho secretary of stato against allowing any other mIddle-oMho-road can didate for that office to flic a certificate of nomination. The protest asserts that there are two reasons why a second cer tificate of nomination should not bo filed, the first being that the nomination of An- gust Cllno was In compliance with every provision of tho law that could bo applied in such cases and the second that no other organization has a right to notnlnato can- j clldates under tho name 'mid-road popu lists." There Is a wide illffcrcnco of opinion at the stato house as to whether tho sec retary of stato has a legal right to refuso to file a certificate of nomination. In tho rnsn of the protest filed by J. II. Edmlston against tho certificates of tho candidates on the state ticket It was agreed by all persons concerned that tho protest was really an attempt to keep tho party name off the official ballot and should bo con sidered as Biich. It Is contended that the secretary of stnto has no jurisdiction to pass upon any document that baa not been officially filed In his olllce and If this opin ion prevails It will bo necessary for Mr. Morearty to amend his protest If ho de sires a hearing. Secretary Porter was not iln tho city today and his deputy could not I tell what action would be taken. "We are Inclined to think that the pro- Itest will bo without effect, anyway," said one of tho office attaches, "for tho reason 'that he nsks the secretary of stato to re fuse to fllo tho certificate of another 'mid- road' party. Tho other element will not call themselves mld-roadcrs, but simply 'populists,' and by doing so they will get around Morearty's protest." (onion Appeal Ills Case. Police Judgo Gordon of Omaha has ap pealed to tho supremo court from tho de cision of Judge Estcllo In his caso against the mayor and councllmcn, In which he sought to havo revived a section of tho former Omaha charter which allowed tho police judgo an annual salary of $2,500. Ho claims that as tho section of the present charter regarding tho salary of police judge ban been declared unconstitutional the portion of the old charter concerning salary Is given new life. A force of nearly 200 workmen are em ployed on tho state fair grounds erecting new buildings, repairing sheds, fences and arranging exhibits. Several Omaha man ufacturers and jobbers havo erected build ings on the grounds, some of them perma nent affairs, while others are merely tem porary structures. More space will bo de voted to the exhibition of farm Imple ments and farm machinery thU year than ever hefnre In tho history of tho fair. The twenty-five acre field on the south sldo of the grounds has been reserved for trac tlon engines, threshing machines and other heavy farm machinery and In addition there will be a long power shed for ma chines In operation. All of the main buildings havo been repainted and aomo of them enlarged. The race track has been graded and tho amphitheater en larged. Hand concerts will bo given daily on the grounds by the Pnwneo City band, consisting of thlrty-flvo pieces. Tho races will begin each afternoon at 2 o'clock nnd coatlnuo until f. Thoro will be thrco races each day, with prizes aggregating 51,200. Lincoln (Inn tn Seirnrd. A special train of nine coaches, bearing bout 500 Lincoln business men and their families, .comprised the excursion to the Seward county fair today. Tho train left the city at 10 a. m. and returned tonight at 7 o'clock. The Lincoln city schools will open Sep tember 10. Tho university begins work September 17. Prof. T. M. Hodgman, one of tho mem bers that had the serious altercatlou with Ilev. Illudmau of tho First Presbytorlan church during prayer meeting sorvlco last week, has resigned his place as elder In tho church, llov. Illndman will remain pastor of the church, notwithstanding tho sffort that was mado to socuro his reslg- katlon. Treasurer Mesorvo has announced that ho will Invest $70,000 of stato money In Dodge county refunding bonds, bearing 3',$ per cent Interest per annum. The Invest mcnt will be mado within tho next few days and will Include apportion of the tin invested scuooi lumi. After a preliminary hearing boforo Jus tlcc Wcsterman, Charles Oant, the col ored man who assaulted Martin D. How with a billiard cue on tho rcuulou ground two weeks ago, was bound over to the dls trlct court this mornlug under bond for ssoo. Steufer. and Senator Nrahlt nf TekAtnah 'tnme in on the noon train and were met nt the depot by the reception committee in carriages and escorted to Hotel Crauc, where a banquet was given In their honor. After dinner th party met the various business men. then, adjourned to Wells' I park, whero some 300 listened to short FLORAL PARADE IS A GREAT SUCCESS addresses by Fowler nnd Dietrich. These auuri lumn n l'l i; u.i:ce uiuki iuciku. Danker c. A.Trimborn gave tne visitors a trent in the shape of a ride of several miles on Logan creek In his steam launch Mildred. The gentlemen left on the afternoon passenger train for other points. A republican club will be organized here Saturday night with a large membership, as many names have already been secured. Mayor's Proclamation Oomci as Surpriso to Grand Island Oitizens, I'nurth liny ot (lit I'nlr I'nnri to He One of tin- Itril Letter Kind nml Kililhltn linn In Hon. I Order. dress of welrome to the teachers, Fre.1 Hawxpy alo addressed the meeting. The chief speaker was President Clark of the Peru Normal school. WOODMEN ON HAND EARLY Number nf Visitor Spend MkIiI 1'nnliT tu (iol n (illllll Stnrl. In PENDER. Neb.. Aug. 30. (Special Tele gram.) The second day of the Woodman picnic opened up rlcar and bright: not a cloud rould be seen, not even on the faces of those that were up all night riding tho merry-go-round. About 2,i"00 visitors re mained in tho town over night. Hy 0 o'clock there were 10,000 people gathered In town to enjoy tho festivities of tho second day's sport. Tho committee had arranged to have the program begin early and by 0 o'clock everything wns In full blast. The first was a band contest, first prlzo falling to tho llartlngton band. The next was a lodge drill contest. Tho prize went to the New Castle lodge. The wheel and horse races were all good. Some very lino horses wcro entered In tho races. Ono thing wns very notleeablo all through the two days' picnic nnd that wns tho nb senro of drunkenness. There wcro few men seen reeling on tho streets. At tho exccutlvo meeting this afternoon Wake field was selected as tho place to hold the next Woodman picnic. Governor Dietrich, Senator Stcufor and Congressman John H. Hays were among thoso that remained In town over night They left on tho early morning train for Dakota City to attend tho old soldiers' meeting. ROB PAPILLI0N POSTOFFICE Snfe L'rnrUril nnil All the Money nnil livery Stump In tlir O f -flee Token, GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Aug. 30. (Spe cial Telegram.) The fourth day of the street fair opened bright and remained one of the pleasantest. It was Hastings and All South day and the first train from the south brought 1,700 people and other trains wcro equally loaded. The number of visitors Is variously estimated at from 10.000 to 20,000. The community was seriously surprised this morning to sec Mayor Piatt Issue a proclamation authorizing the already wide open state of things to open still wider. Gamblers had grafters on every street orner yesterday and the dancing girls were unrestrained. A very large portion of tho community Is opposed to still further li cense of the lawless and vicious nnd some of the nsslstant managers of fairs on the grounds, who did not want to bo responsi ble for robberies being committed, ten dered their resignations and this action led Mayor Piatt to act and several of the foreign gamblers, who were beginning to locato In every empty building and on the Btrect corners and In tents, were shut off. The local press Is taking up the sub ject, as the mayor had publicly prom ised to hold things within bounds. The proclamation of "throwing away tho keys of tho city" appears more than tho ma jority of citizens want to uphold by con tinuing silent. 1'rmlr Prlsr Winner. The floral parade was a feature of to day's program. It was a success ns few had dreamed of and the women partici pating nro receiving most fulsnmo con gratulations from all sides. Mrs. O. Ilocscr won first prize, Mrs. J. F. Coates, second; Mrs. Dr. Roedcr, third, and Mrs. A. W. Sterne, fourth. Miss Mabel Palmer won first prize In saddle horse decoration, Miss Ituth Kerr first of decorated bicycles, Miss Mable Wllhclm, second; Miss Gay- lord, third, and Miss Cornelius, fourth. Superior again defeated Grand Island to day by a scoro of 25 to 10. PAPILLION. Neb., Aug. 30. (Special Telegram.) Tho safo In tho Papllllon post ofllce was blown open somo time during last night nnd every stamp and all the money stolen. The work showed thu mark of expert cracksmen. Kntrance to the building was effected through a rear door. A hole was drlllod In the safe door and tho explosion blew the doer entirety from Its fastenings. Postmaster Ilemp stedt does not know the oxnet loss, but says every dollar and all tho stamps were taken. Station Agent Hoover found the stamp box, in which was found two stamps and about $1 In pennies, near the Union Pacific epot this morning. Yesterday evening there was a bunch of suspicious looking Individuals about town and tho sheriff has a pretty good cluo to the robbers. ('nil for nepiilillcnn Cnnvrntlnn, PLATTSMOUTH, Nob., Aug. 30. (Spe lal.) K, A. Hrown, chairman, has a call for a delegate convention of the republican party of the Eighth representative dls rlct. composed of Cass nnd Otoe counties, o be held In Nebraska City Tuesday, Sap ember 11, for the purpose of placing In nomination one candidate for represents live and for tho transaction of any ather business that may properly ceme beforo the convention. Taking M. L. Huywnrd'a vote for gov ernor, Cass county Is entitled to twenty flvo votes and Otoe to twenty-three. Al though this county has two candidates for the nomination. Captain Charles Sheldon or Nehawka and O. M. Spurlock of this city, If It Is learned at the convention that Hon David llrown of Otoe county will not prove o he a dead weight to the tlokflt he will doubtless be given the nomination by ac clamation. ami, ii V!oti7.i:i nv sm li. hoy, Kilillilt Inn of Children I M ikmm-pih I u ltfoiiil Tlirlr Own Hope, BEATRICE. Neb.. Aug. SO. (Special Tel egrnm.) Llllle Armstrong, a little girl about 8 yoars old, while playing show till afternoon with several youthful compau Ions, wns hypnotized by one of them after the prescribed method which they had wit nessed at a hypnotic exhibition. Tho youthful hypnotist announced that would hypnotize Llllle and put her to sleep nd, to his own surprltiC, succeeded In do lng so. It so frightened him that he wn unable to bring her out of the spell and 11 efforts by members of the family had no etfoct. The services of a local hyp notist were tluully Invoked to bring the girl out of the spell, which ho succeeded In dolug after a half hour ot hard work DIETRICH FEELS CONFIDENT II r in li lli-n ii nnilldnte See Hie True Condition of AITnlr In This Stntc. SIOl'X CITY, la., Aug. 30. (Special Tel egram.) "There Is no question that Ne braska will elect the republican ticket this fall." confidently nssertcd C. II. Diet rich, republican candidate for governor, who wns present nt tho pioneers reunion In Dakota county, Nebraska, today. Ills greeting to the men to whom he wns In troduced frequently was "Yes. sir. the next governor of Nebraska, without doubt." Ills confidence comes from visits to nearly every part of the state, particularly the western counties, which gave Hryan three to one four years ago. "1 And." ho said, "that tho greatest republican gains In the state are In those western counties and yet the gain Is noticeable throughout the state. Men with whom I have talked and who were In close touch with the sentiment of their communities say that there Is no question at all that repub llclsm will win. The populists and demo crats have to divide their pic among too many people nnd Imperialism Is poopoohed at ns a campaign nrgument. The cam paign In Nebraska will this year bo very much on state lines, notwithstanding Hrynn." It r ptilillcnn Converts nt lirnnl, GRANT. Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) The change of political sentiment that Is manifest nil over the country Is not en tirely Jacking In Perkins county, as will bo shown by the vote in November. In ISPS this county gave Hryan 2.11 votes. Mc Klnley 166. and Palmer and lluckncr 5. The present indications nrc that llryan's vote this year will fall below tho 200 mark and that his loss, together with the Palmer and Huckner vote, will go to McKlnlcy. n 189fi there were two fusion papers In this county, both of which nro now sup porting tho present administration. "Antl expansion nnd Imperialism" Is tho cause of many voters parting company with Mr Hrynn. The peotle are not Ignorant of a good thing when they see It and tho In crensed value of hogs, cattlo and other 'prod ucts Is sufficient to cause them to desire a continuation of prosperity for four years more. STRONG MEN FOR THE RACE rtepulillcnn liter lorn Meet nt Trenton and 1'nt Hp it Good Ticket. TRENTON, Ncb..Aug. 30. (Special Tele gram.) Tho republican electors of this county met here today nt tho court house to nomlnnto a candidate for county clerk, county attorney, commissioner, delegates to tho Sixty-seventh representative district at Wauneta, September 3; delegates to the Twenty-ninth kcnatorlal district at McCook, September 13. Tho convention was harmonious through out. All precincts were represented. R, S Olisa, a young business man, was nomlnnted for clerk; W. O. Robinson, president of the State bank, was nominated by acclamntton for nttorney; J. II. Ritchie received the nom ination for commissioner. A. J. Vonnura, W. V. Vanpcter, W. O. Robinson and J. H, Ritchie will represent the county at tho representative convention. A. Hopper, A II. Thomas, C. C. Vcnnum, O. C. Reynolds and W. V. Vanpcter arc the senatorial dele gates. Tho resolutions wera the best and strong est ever offered It any county convention. They approved the wise and peerless cxecu tlvo of the administration and the brave and fcerlcss runnlngmate, Teddy Roosevelt, tho Rough Rider. C. Gallegher acted as chairman, F. C. Marsh and J. C. Benedict, secretaries. The temporary organization was mado pirma nont. It - Iiuli 1 1 Mi ti h Oriinnlir nl Snelton. SHELTON, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) A McKinley and Roosevelt club was organ ized here last night with a membership of 125 names on tho roll to start with, and this number will soon pass the 200 mark Tho meeting wns held in Moisner's opera house and was quite well attended, there bolng many women present. Tho meeting wan called to order by Township Com mitteeman Joseph Owens, who, after a patriotic song by tho Gleo club quartet, Introduced the legislative candidates of lluffulo county, Messrs. Georgo W, Uarrett nnd J. E. Harris, who spoko briefly. Hon. Norrls Hrown of Kearney also addressed the meeting. J. D. McChesney wns elected president of tho club and Frank Easter secretnry nud all committees for arrangement se eded and an Interesting campaign prom ises to bo tho result. ASSAULT FORMER OFFICIAL Chnrlrn Wrltflit Mar Dlo from Watnmla Received from Ttto Trruolieron Aasnllnnta. RROWNVILLE, Neb., Aug. SO. (Special Telegram.) Charles Wright, former city marshal of Urownvllle, was assaulted hero at 6:30 this evening by Claudo CInry and Ed Mason. He was stabbed several times with a knifo nnd Is In a very precarious condition. Ono wound on his back, Just below tho right shoulder, Is ten inches long. m t Wright was In a saloon and was called out by his two assailants, who attacked and nearly killed him beforo outsiders hud time to Interfere. Wright Is about 50 years of age, while Mason and Clary are not more than 21. When Wright was city mar Ehal he arrested the two men and they havo been threatening to get even with him since Mason and Clary are under arrest. Clary s supposed to have done the stabbing. Kriirncy 'I'm tun for Kim lit. KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) Mayor Hosteller went to Grand Island this morning ami will Investigate the water rents of that city. It is tho Intention of tho city council nt Its next meeting to ro- duce tho water reuts of private cousumers nnd glvo tho water company here a doso of its own medlelrfo. Owing to shutting off water for street sprinkling purposes the business streets arc dry and merchants nro compelled to keep their doors shut to keep out tho dust. Arrangements arc be ing mado to put In n private pumping plnnt to supply wnter for tho streets. The cemetery Is still dry nnd tho water com pany has not received tho money do mauded, The mayor will make a thorough investigation of the rates at Grand Island und will be prepared to make his threat good at the next meeting of the council. Tr inperiincr Union at Tnlile Mock. TAI1LE ROCK, Nob., Aug. 30. (Special. Tho eighteenth annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance union o tho First Congregational district assembled here vesterdav at tho Methodist Enlsconal church to hold a threo days' session. An walking up across tho pasturo to the Logan Hold Up on the IIIkImtiI)'. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 30. (Spo- clal.l When near tho old stock yards on his way homo nt a late hour last evening Frank Sltzman was accosted by a bold highwayman, who mdo n desperate effort to hold him up. Tho only weapon that Sltzman had to defend himself with was n heavy whip with a loaded handle, and when the stranger attempted to climb Into the buggy ho pounded him over the head with that until he was glad to rotreat. The second attempt was made, with no better icbuP. A number of similar attempts at hold ups In that vicinity havo been reported to tho police officers, but no cluo as to who tho perpetrators are can bo found. lit-piilillcnii liny nt Onklnnil, OAKLAND, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) Wednesday, August 29. was republican da In Oakland and the entire city, Irrespec tive of party, was decorated with flags and bunting to do honor to the occnslon. It was not known until the party arrived Just who would be here, or how long, and riixlnn Nniiilmit Inn nt lleliron. HEHRON, Neb., Aug. SO. (Special Telo- gram.) Tho democrats, populists nnd free silver republicans each hold their county conventions here today. They nil m: Journed to meet togother for tho purpose of making nominations. McDIII, a popu list of Bclvldere, was named for tho legls latlvo nominee; O. II. Scott, present Incum bent of county attorney's office, was ro nominated, as was also tho present county commissioner, 2. W. Knode. Mmllami People Lente for Omitlm. MADISON. Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) T. J. Malone and family departed yester- no speclul advertisement of tho meeting day for Omaha, where they will make their had been mad", but those present wcro home for several years, at least They well pleased with the reception, The re- leave Madison to get better educational publican candidate for governor, C, II. I facilities for their children. Dnkntit Comity Pioneer. DAKOTA CITY, Nob.. Aug. 30. (Special Telogram.) The attendance at tho annual reunion of tho old settlers of Dakota county was nbout 3,000. The following offl cers were elected ror tne ensuing year: Captain C. O'Connor, Cornelius, Neb., president; J. C. C. Hosklns, Sioux City, vice president; John T. Spencer, Dakota City Neb., secretary; Gust Bcrger. Dakota City, assistant secretary; D. C. Dibble, Dakota City, treasurer, M. M. Warner, hlstorlun; John Dnler, financial secretary; G. . Mr Ileth, corresponding secretary. The cxecu tlve committee follows, ono member from each township: E. Rush, Dakota; Colonel H. Ilalrd, Omnha;. Fred Blum, Emerson, William Graham, Hubbard; Jesse Williams, Pigeon; Mike Deacon, Summit; James Ilren- nan, Jackson; E. II. Wilbur, llartlngton. THURSTON PUTS IT ON EVANS Responsibility for Picking Democratic Mem bers of Pension Board, SENATOR WRITES TO THE COMMISSIONER Decline to Recommend Any lint llc- ptililli'iin Doctor nnil Will Let the llureiiu Decide on the Other. WHAT WEARS OUT WOMEN? A Glimpse at the Dark Side of Woman's Life IVo Cnse AK'illiKt Aliened llolilier. MADISON, Neb.. Aug. 30. (Special.) John Placoy nnd u man named Tyler wero arrested at Rattle Creek Tuesday evening on tho charge of robbing Hall & Melnckc's general storo nt that place. The only evi dence against them was the fact that the Lincoln bloodhounds trailed them. They woro brought to Madison. County Attorney Tyler thought tho evidence not strong enough to convict and they wero turned loose. A good haul was made on Hall & Melnckc's store, $320 having been secured In money and county warrants and a box containing deeds, mining stock and the like. Ardell Ilenrhea Fresno. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 30. (Spe clal.) Sheriff W. D. Wheeler received a letter today from Deputy Sheriff J. J. Whlto stating that he arrived In Fresno, Cal with his prisoner, Charles Ardell, alias Frank Perry, who will have to an swer to tho charge of murder and grand larceny. Tho sheriff also received a lotter from J. N. Campbell, superintendent of the re form school, declining to approve the pa role of the Rauen boy of this city and for reasons for the samo referred htm to County Attorney Jesse L. Root of this city. WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. (Special Tele gram.) For some months Senator Thurs ton nnd the pension bureau havo been hav ing constdernblo of n scrap over tho com position of the pension boards In Ne braska. Whenever a vacancy In n board occurred by reason of death, removal or resignation Senator Thurston, on being In formed of such vacancy, would recommend n republican for the place nnd this went on for five years without nny trouble Recently, however. Commissioner Evans 1 has been calling Senntor Thurston's atten tion to the composition of some of tho pension boards and In several cases whero , recommendations were made no uttemnn was paid to the matter, for tho reason ns ( signed by Evnns that he would have to . havo a democrat, ns other members of tho board In the particular localities were republicans. As several boards wero being held up because of the senator's failure . to recommend democrats he llnnlly ad dressed a letter to Commissioner Evans. stating In aubstnnrc that he was n repub- 1 llcan senator from Nebraska nnd there foro wns not recommending democrats for office; that If the commissioner wished io mnke the pension boards throughout Ne braska nonpartisan he would hao to put democrats of his own choosing on tho hoards where vacancies existed and not look to Thurston for nominations, ns the latter was not lending aid or comfort to the enemy. Hero the matter has rested nnd one or two boards still remain Incomplete becnuse Commissioner Evnns Insists upon ; a democrat filling the vacancy. In the Omnha board, where n vacancy exists by ' reason of tho death of Dr. Neville, the , senator will probably nomlnnto n gold democrat for tho place, but ns yet he has ', not mado up his mind whom It will be. , .HtnrU I Mn 111 n it Them. Judge Stark of the Fifth Nebraska ills trlct is In Washington to give the news paper men plpo dream stories of what tho fusion party Is going to do in Nebraska this year. Ho claims every congressional district for the democrats and populists, which, he says, will be equally divided. He says Rryan will enrry tho stato by 15,000 and that the fuslonlsts will control tho legislature by a big majority. Mercer, he says, will have the fight of his life and that tho two wings of tho democracy In Douglas county arc united for Howard. Kansas will glvo Hryan 20.000 majority, ac cording to Colonel Stark, nnd South Da kota Is safo In tho fusion column, nil of which Is important It true. Judge Stnrk has como to Washington In tho interest of tho Nebraska Mutual Life Insurance company nnd is accompanied by Mr. Little, Its secretary. A recent treasury decision of Importance to tho Oraahn nnd Grant smelter wns made public today. In n letter to Surveyor of Customs .Cadet Taylor, Assistant Secre tory Spauldlng says that tho department's former decision relative to the treatment of ro-wnrchouso entries, covering Importa tions of lead-bearing ores transported from the port of arrival In cars which, although covered by ono warehouse nnd transporta tion only, havo become separated enroute, wherein the surveyor wns Instructed to accept no entry for re-wnrehoualng of Buch oro untl all tho cars Included In tho ntry for warehouse nnd transportation to tho port of arrival havo been received, is amended in view of tho great delay nt- endlng tho release of cars. Tho letter further directs the surveyor of customs o accept partial entries In view of the fact that Importers aro compelled to ln cludo In one entry an entlro Importation. Rural free delivery will be established at Omaha to run from Station I) on Septem ber lo. Tho service will embrace an area of thirty squnro mtles with a population of John Ilosen was appointed carrier. Service will be Inaugurated at Waverly, Bremer county, In., on September 15, to cover nlnety-threo square miles, with a pop ulation of 2,092. Elmer G. Rrlggs and Mll- cr J. Rlaser wero appointed carriers. There Is n popular prejudice concern ing marriage that any disparity ot age between tho contracting purtlos should be in the bride's fanr. The reason for this Is the accepted fact that In married life a woman ages quicker than it man Give the man eight or ten years start on the road of age and In twenty ours or less the womnn ho marrlos will In feel- j nerous sl-ejiU'a suffering, she p 1 prosihes her hour of trial with dread un spcnkable. Let every mother who suffers In maternity read the letter of Mrs. Hen son, given below. There are thousands of other women writing similar letters, who by tho use of "Faxorlto Prescription" bno been restored to health nnd happiness Mrs. Cordelia Hetisoii. of Conlton, lloyd Co., Ky.. writes: "In October, 1S53. my baby came, and the treatment 1 recoled at that time left mo with falling of uterus. 1 had no health to spoon nf for threa yoars. Then my third child came. My health began to fall, and 1 hud threo ml haps, k) 1 found myself .completely worn out. 1 had so many pains nnd aches my life wns a burden to me and nlso to nil the family, for I wns nerxous and cross and I ings and appearance have caught up with could not sleep. Just after my Inst mishap the husband, nnd even have passed him In j Un 1SD). I was taken with a severe pain many instant cs. I In my left sldo. Had four doctors come to Hell Coiiipiinj- I.onra In Court, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 30. (Spe clal.) Last week the Bell Telephone com pany had a restraining order issued to prevent the Plattsraouth Long Distance Telephone company from setting poles on the same sldo of Main street in Louisville that they occupied and asking for an In junction. Judge Paul Jesscn listened to the evidence In the case In Nebraska City yesterday and promptly denied tho injunc tion. Tho Independent company resumed the work of setting poles nnd construct ing Its exchnnge In Louisville today. SnnUe lllte May He Fntnl. LYONS, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) Don nld, tho 8-year-old boy of William South well, Is lying dangerously III nt home In this city from tho offects of having been bitten by n poisonous snake. Donnld and his brother, a llttlo older than he, wero address of wclcoino was given last night by Mrs. Kato S. Jennings ot this place, the response being given by Miss Anna E. Goodo of Pawnoe City, .v Drrujrest gold medal contest was held last night and tho gold medal was awarded to Max A. Marblo ot Table Rock. iliirulnm noli Tllilen .Hiitonii. TILDEN, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) Burglars entered tho saloon of L. E. Cars- callen last night nnd carried away about 3,000 clears. Entrance was obtained to the building by unlocking the back doer. There being a very heavy dew this morn ing, the buggy wheel tracks ot the sup posed thieves wero oaslly traced for some distance from town. Parties aro strongly suspected nnd arrests are likely to follow at nny moment. l'o liter noes Through Lynn. LYONS, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) Gov ernor Poynter passed through here last evening upon his way to tho Woodmen picnic that Is now being held nt Pender, whero ho Ib billed for a speech. During tht short atop ot tho train many people while at the depot availed themselves of tho op portunity of shaking hands with him. County Cum enllon Is Siiuill. BEAVER CITY, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special Telegram.) Tho democratic county con vention hold here to day waB attended by exactly one dozen delegates. Tho nomi nees of the populists for county officers wero endorsed and resolutions wcro adopted endorsing Shallenbergcr for congress. The name of Bryan was not mentioned. Kepiililleiin I'rlninrle Held, TRENTON. Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) The usual republican primaries were held In the various precincts, It Is the aim ot the delegates to put In nomination candt dates who will conduct nn honorable and clean campaign and result In a decided victory. i'cueher' llnlly nt llrinvnx llle, RROWNVILLE, Nob,. Aug. 30. (Special Telegram.) The teachers of Nemaha county held a grand rally here today that was at tended by at least 1,800 visitors. Mrs. Alice Mlnnlck, a local attorney, delivered the ad- crock to go Ashing and stepped upon the snake, which struck him on his bare foot on tho lnstop. Beforo tho llttlo fol lows decided what was best to do and before they could get back homo tho limb was badly swollen. I'nalnnUts nine Peter Dnhlaten. BURWELL, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) At the representative convention of the fusion party of tho Forty-ninth district held here tonight James Barry of Greeley was made chairman and after the usual committee work and on tho tenth formal ballot Peter Dahlstcn of Whoeler county, a populist, was nominated. W, P. Thorp of Loup county, R. S. McCarthy of Greeley county and J. J. Connolly of Garflold county wcro candidates and each had somo following. Muillaon ('Itisciifi Wnnt Unlit. MADISON, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) At a special meeting of tho council last night petitions from freeholders of tho First and Second wards wero presented, asking that a proposition bo submitted to the elec tors for the establishment of nn electric light system for street lighting purposes Tho city nttornoy wns ordered to prepare n notlco nnd publish as required. At pres ent Madison is without lights ot any kind. Iluil Xrwa Itenehe Soldier's Mother PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 30. (Spe clal.) Charles E. Ellis, a member of tho regimental band of Compnny D, Fourth In fantry, who died In Manila August 17 with dysentery. Is a Bon of Mrs. W. W. Hull o this city. Tho snd news was received by tho mother today by a press dispatch In The Omaha Dally Bee. He wbb 29 years of ape. MeKlnley Buttons Prominent. ST. EDWARD. Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) Thero arc moro McKinley buttons being worn this year than ever. Nearly every man, woman and child you meet wears a McKinley or Dietrich pin. St. Edward has a rough rldej-s' club of over 180 mem bcrs. nnnillnn Pncltle Strike Nettled, WINNIPEG. Manitoba. Aug. 30. Th Canadian I'acltlc railway strikers returned to worx at i o ciock uhs aiiernoon. 0REC.AST OF THE WEATHER Inventory Sent tint from AViirIiIiikIoii Cnlla for Tnu l'nlr liny ami .Southerly WIiiiIn. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. Forecast for Friday nnd Saturday: For Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kan sas Generally fair Friday and Saturday; southerly winds. For Western Texas Generally fair Friday, except local rains nnd cooler In western portion; Saturday fair; southeasterly winds For New Mexico Generally fnlr Friday nnd Saturday; southerly winds. For Oklnhoma, Indian Territory nnd Ar knnsas Generally fnlr Friday nnd Saturday; southeasterly winds, For Illinois Generally fair Friday nnd Snturduy; warmer In northeast portion FrI day; light to fresh southeasterly winds. For North Dakota Generally fnlr Friday and Saturday; warmer in western portion Friday; southerly winds. For South Dakota Generally fair Friday and Saturday; southeasterly winds. For Wyoming Generally fair Friday and Saturday; warmer In eastern portion Friday; southerly winds. For Colorado Generally fair Friday and Saturday; varlablo winds. For Montana Generally fair Frldny with warmer In western portion; Saturday fair; variable winds. I.oenl lleeonl. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER lU'REAU. OMAHA, Aug. 30. Official record of tem perature anil precipuation. compared with the corresponding day of the lust three years: JIHIU, JSIIX. 1SS7 Maximum tempernture.... SS !U m 79 Minimum temperature.... !) 70 7.1 M Average temperature 7 w a; Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .00 Record of precipitation nt Omaha for till day nnd since March 1, 1900: Normal temperature for tho day 71 Excess for the day 7 Total excess slnco Mnrch 1 K Norma! rainfall 10 Inch Deficiency for the dny 10 inch Total rainfall slnco March 1.... 2U.G0 Inches Deficiency since Mnrch 1 2.W1 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1S99... 2.2:1 Itxiiea Deficiency for cor. period. 1S9S .. 3.10 Inches Report from Stnllon nt S I, M. STATIONS AND STATE OF WEATHER. 1 u 3 P 3 c Omnha. clear North Platte, clear Cheyenne, partly cloudy Salt Lake City, clear ... Rapid City, cloudy Huron, clear Wllllston, clear Cilrngo, clear St. Louis, clear St. Paul, partly cloudy .. Davenport, clear Kansas City, clear Helena, cloudy Havre, partly elojdy . .. Hlsmarck, partly cloudy Ualvestnn, cloudy- fSI .00 SM .01 t Ml ,0'l (I'll .0) SS .01 72' i 7 .00 m .() SI !fl . S2 Mil .Oi Sl W .01 7ll 7l .01 71' 7rt' .0,1 W P4 .0. 82 S 00 Why Im this'' Why do women find them rclves feeling old nt the age of forty, the very tune when ninn ns n rulo llnds life most satisfying? Wo may discard nil reasons for this difference in husband nnd w Ife based on nny theory of physical deficiency In wo man. That theory belongs to the pnHt. Physically and mentally men and women stand on nn equality. Women who have shown their menial ability In the writing of brilliant books of travel havo shown nlso their physical courage nnd endurance by exploring nlono tho wilds of Africa, penetrating Into tho unknown corners of Europe nnd Asia or climbing mountain peaks marked by men ns Inaccessible. IT IS UNNATURAL. The difference between men and women In respect of ngo nnd feeling Is tint n nat ural one. After nature has so bountifully endowed womnn with beauty It Is Incredi ble that Bho should wilfully mar her own handiwork, Bear the beauty of face with deep cut lines ot pnln, nnd nttcnunte the rounded form by Ingenious torments. Tho real reason why women wear nut so early, why ngo tells on them ho heavily, lies In tho fact thut the health of thu delicate femalo organs Is so intimately re lated to tho general helath that when women suffer from diseases peeular to their sex tho effect Is felt In every ncrvo and liber of tho body. When n womnn suffers dayH of torment with ench recur ring month It doesn't tnke long to. write tho record of suffering on her face. When sho Is nervous nnd Bleepless, has constant hemlnelin mid backchc. sho loses her plumpness of form with her cheerfulness of mtnd. Tho first step to tnko to escapo from these womanly disabilities la to realize that It Is not right; It Is unnatural; and If woman will once moro get Into step with nature sho will And that "ago cannot wither her;" that "nothing In her thnt doth fado but doth suffer a sea change Into oniothlng rich nnd ntrangc." WOMAN NEEDS HELP, it Is evident that If women are to bo brought into harmony with nature, and mnde healthy nnd strong, ns Is their light, they will havo to go to nature, slnco na ture cannot como to them. Or, to put It differently, women hnve wondered from tho broad highway of health Into ny-patiis oi disease. All they need is to no leu nacn to that lost highway of health nnd lio started nncw, nud nature will do tho rest. That Is tho mission of Dr. Pierce's i,-,.vnrltn Prescription. It lends women out of tho by paths of disease back to tho broad highway of health. It gives n worn and weary woman u fresh start In life. It takes nwny the womanly disabilities that handicap her nnd weigh her down, and gives her Bound, womanly health. How is ull this accomplished? By tho euro ot tho womanly discuses which sap tho strength, strain the nerves und mar the beauty ot fnco and form. Womanly lnegulurltli Biirely portend physical weakness. Dr. Plerco's Favorite Proscription cstnbllshes perfect regularity. Disagreeable drains urn more than dtsa grecublo, they aro dangerous. Unless they uro cured they undermine the strength. "Favorlto Prescription" cures such drains. It cures nisi Inflammation, ulceration nud femalo weakness. "It Is with feelings ot sincere gratltudo that 1 ngnln write to you." Bays Mrs. Harry A. nrown, of Orono, Penobscot Co., Maine. "I wroto to you concerning my health last spring (I thing it wns in Juno), and you nd vised me to take your 'ruvorllo Prescription' and Golden sieuicnl uiscov- erv.' which I did according to directions, und continued tnkltig them for flvo months. I took nine bottles ot 'Favorlto Prescrip tion.' six of 'Golden Medical Discovery' und four vials of Dr. Pierce's Pullets. My dlseabo was displacement und ulceration of tho uterus, nnd I was In a terrlblo con dition with pain nnd weakness, nnd had given up nil hope of over being woll again. Had doctored with four different doctors within four months, and Instead of getting bettor was growing wcuker nil tho time. I decided to try your medicines, ns I hnd heard of tho many euros resulting from tholr use. 1 bought flvo bottles und felt so much better lifter taking them that I kept on until 1 nm us well ns uvr In my llfo, nnd to Dr. lierco nil tho praise Is due. I cannot say enough in favor of his medicines. I have given ull tho books nwny that enmo nround tho bottles, nnd have induced four of my lady friends to try your medicines. They are receiving wonderful benefits from them. "Beforo I began inking your medicines I only wolghed ono hundrrd nnd twenty pounds. I now weigh ono hundred and six ty pounds. I gained forty pounds In six months. I shall doctor no moro with homo doctors, ns It Is only n wnstu of mnn o. No matter what my trouble Is I shall wrlto to Dr. Plerco every time. "I nm now In perfect hcnlth, thanks to Dr. Pltiieo. "You may print my testimony nnd spreail the nows of my wonderful recovery to hcnlth nfter having been given up by threo doctors." WHAT MOTHERHOOD MEANS There's another cause for the early wear lng out of women, and that Is mother hood For many a woman it is a m.irtyr dom from whi. h sho shrinks Willi hardly enough vitality for her own needs Bhe i sco inc. but at last 1 round mm i wai slowly dying Tho dortnr.i i aid I had liver, lung and uterine troubles 1 was in bed for months und when 1 did gel up I wns ii sight to behold. 1 looked like a corpst walking about. Then I commenced to lal Dr. Pierce's FaMirllo Prescript ton. Golden Medical Discovery' nml Pellets,' nnd evel Blnco then 1 have been n well woman I have suffered all n woman could sutler Ml my monthly period until since I began tin uso of Dr. Pierce's medicines, but uow 1 can sny 1 have no pain. Tho dark circlet nround my eyes are going uwuy und 1 feel better In every way. My cheeks nro red nnd my skin Is white, but before It was as yellow ns nultioii." Anullzo that letter and It fairly presents a condition familiar to very many women. "I found myself completely worn out." "1 hud so many pains und nclics my Ufa was u burden." "I wns nervous and cross and could not sleep." "1 looked like n corpse walking nbout." "I Buffered ull a woman could with each monthly period." Now contntHt this with the changed con dition resulting from tho use of Dr. Plerco's Fuvoi Ito Piesciiptlon." "Slnco I began tho uso of 'Favorlto Pre scription' I have no painful periods." "Tho dark circles urcund my ejes nra going nwny." "My cheeks nrc led nud my sl.ln Is white, but beforo it was yollow as uuffron." Could iinythlng bo lidded to that state ment to make It moro forcible? Nothing could be udded except other testimonies to tho Biimo clfeet. "I suffered for twelve years with femalo trouble." writes Mrs. Milton Grimes, of Adair, Adair Co., Iowa, "which hi light on other diseases heart trouble, Brlght's disease, nervousness, und nt tlmos would bo nearly paralyzed. Hud neurnlglu of stomach. I can freely Bay your medicines (nlno bottles in nil, flvo of 'Favorlto Pro scription. ' four of 'Golden Medical Dis covery' nnd two vials ot Dr. Pierce's Pel lets), havo cured me. I can work with comfort now, but beforo I would bo tired ull tho tlmo nnd have a dizzy headache, nnd my nerves would bo nil unstrung bo I could not sleep. Now I can sleep and do u big dny's work, something 1 hnd not done for over eleven years before. "You huvo my consent lo publish this testimonial, hoping It will be tho moans of helping some other Invalid." Dr. Plerco's Favorlto Prescription makes weok women strong und Blck women woll. Ninety-eight times In every hundred It works a perfect nnd permanent euro. In only two cases In every hundred does It full of u porfect cure, und In these cases thu testlmnoy runs: "I nm not entirely well, but I urn better than I huvu beon for yea rs." Sick women nro Invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All correspondence is hold us sacredly privnto und womnnly confidences nro guarded by strict profes sion privacy. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, lluffulo, N. Y. Accept no substitute for "Fnvorlte Pre scription." Thero Is nothing ulso Just ns good for tho euro ot womanly diseases. HELP FOR WOMEN, is found In Dr. i'lorce's Common ScnBo Medlcul Adviser. Jt deals with tho vital mirations which mnko for womnn's health and happiness. The woman who reads this book thoughtfully will find In It Information which, always valunblo, may nt aomo tlmo bo of inestimable service. "I got tho People's Common Sense Med ical Advisor for 31 ono-ccut Btnmps," writes Mr. M. M. Wardwell, of Llnwood, Leaven worth Co., Kuns. "Wouldn't tnko flvo dol lars for It If wo couldn't got another. Gavo receipt for "nursing sore mouth' to two women that tho doctor was not ublo to benefit, nnd they wcro cured." This vnlunblo book contains 100S larco pages, and Is sent freo on receipt of stumps to pay expenso of mailing only. Send 31 one-cent stamps for tho book In strong cloth binding, or only 21 Btnmps If content to havo tho book In paper covers. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, llulfalo. N. Y. Tried lo Wiilp n Policeman. William Htelner, alias Snyder, took a too prominent part In tho opening ceremonies at the Metis brewery Thursday afternoon nnd had to bo counted out nt the end of tho nineteenth round of schooners. Iln becumn very ubuslvo und nttcnijitpd to whip Patrol men Gibbons nnd Mellrldn when thoy plnced him under arrest. After Gibbous got through with him his fuco looked Uko a wnr map nml ho was bleeding profusol, but st 11 eager tn fight. Kleiner was booked with being drunk nnd disorderly anil re sisting an officer. Mnrtnllly StntlNtle. The following deaths nml births were r ported to tho Hoard of Health for tho twenty-four hours ending ut noon Thurs iluy: Ulrths-ChnrleH Trumble, 3715 North Nineteenth, boy; Frunk Johnson, 4210 Pierce, girl. Deaths Blanche Ayers Allan, 1022 North Thirty-third. nged i; Edmund John () Rourke, Douglas county hoHpltal, ugod . Ylnrrlnuo Lleeiinr, The following marrliigo licenses were. Is sued yesterday: Name und Residence. Ace John Semiiekc South Omaha Frances Kncholeke, South Omaha. T Indicates trace it precipitation I t WM.M U1T ... t i i,..i , ... ... . .. .IM Milan i imxh' ,, A L jcuI Forecast Official. , required to provide vitality for twu. Weak, u;ha Uruwn, Avoca, Neb v 29 CuchIik (' Peterson, dm. ilia Kutle I'' Potter, (irctna . . Edmund F l,i uvenworth. oin.ilia Hessa. A Terrell. Omaha . Ilirmai) ,1 Itudge. Avoea, Neb